JP2003116085A - Program processor, program receiver, program processing program, method for accepting program recording reservation, and method for calculating charge - Google Patents
Program processor, program receiver, program processing program, method for accepting program recording reservation, and method for calculating chargeInfo
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Description
【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、番組を受信し録画
する番組処理装置、番組処理装置から番組を受信する番
組受信装置、番組受信プログラム及び提供料金算出方法
を関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program processing device for receiving and recording a program, a program receiving device for receiving a program from the program processing device, a program receiving program, and a service charge calculation method.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】近年、ＢＳ(Broadcasting Satellite)
ディジタル放送、ＣＳ(Communication Satellite)ディ
ジタル放送、インターネットを利用したテレビ放送等が
開始され、地上波を利用したアナログ放送が主流であっ
た時代に比べてチャンネルが増加している。そのため、
視聴者の番組の選択幅が大きくなり、従来以上に自分の
好みの番組を見ることができるようになってきている。
更に、ＣＡＴＶ、ＢＳやＣＳを利用した放送事業には、
新たに多数の企業が参入して新たな放送事業を開始し、
これが更なるチャンネルの増加に貢献している。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, BS (Broadcasting Satellite)
Digital broadcasting, CS (Communication Satellite) digital broadcasting, television broadcasting using the Internet, etc. have started, and the number of channels has increased compared to the time when analog broadcasting using terrestrial waves was the mainstream. for that reason,
The selection range of programs by viewers has increased, and it has become possible to watch programs of one's liking more than ever before.
Furthermore, in the broadcasting business using CATV, BS and CS,
Many new companies have entered and started a new broadcasting business,
This has contributed to the further increase in channels.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】前記地上波による放
送、ＣＡＴＶ、ＢＳやＣＳ等はそれぞれ放送モードが異
なっており、当然視聴者側のテレビは各放送モードに応
じたチューナを揃える必要がある。しかしながら、視聴
者側で各放送モードに応じた多種類のチューナを備える
ことは経済的な負担が大きく、躊躇せざるを得ない。The above-mentioned terrestrial broadcasting, CATV, BS, CS and the like have different broadcasting modes, and it is of course necessary for the television on the viewer side to have tuners corresponding to the respective broadcasting modes. However, providing a large number of tuners on the viewer side in accordance with each broadcasting mode imposes a heavy financial burden, and there is no choice but to hesitate.
【０００４】そのために視聴者は、チャンネルの増加に
よって番組の選択幅が広がったにもかかわらず、多種類
のチューナを揃えなければ、前記のような多チャンネル
化の恩恵を受けることができない。また、チャンネルの
増加により、視聴者の見たい複数の番組が同時間に放送
される確率も高くなる。しかし、一般的にビデオ等の録
画機器は同時に２以上の番組を録画することができない
ために、視聴者の見たい複数の番組が同時間に放送され
ると、これらの番組を全部録画することができない。Therefore, the viewer cannot benefit from the above-mentioned multi-channelization unless a variety of tuners are prepared, although the selection range of programs has expanded due to the increase in channels. Further, the increase in the number of channels increases the probability that a plurality of programs desired by the viewer will be broadcast at the same time. However, in general, a recording device such as a video cannot record two or more programs at the same time. Therefore, when a plurality of programs that the viewer wants to watch are broadcast at the same time, all the programs should be recorded. I can't.
【０００５】そこで本発明は、前記従来の事情に基づい
て提案されたものであって、所定のモードの放送を受信
するチューナを備え、該チューナで受信した番組を記録
する番組処理装置と、番組処理装置にて記録された番組
を取得し、再生することができる番組受信装置を提供す
ることを目的とする。Therefore, the present invention has been proposed based on the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and is provided with a tuner for receiving a broadcast in a predetermined mode, a program processing device for recording the program received by the tuner, and a program An object of the present invention is to provide a program receiving device that can acquire and reproduce a program recorded by a processing device.
【０００６】[0006]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、前記目的を達
成するために以下の手段を採用している。すなわち、本
発明の番組処理装置１００は図１に示すように、録画予
約情報を受け付ける録画予約情報受付部１０１と、前記
番組録画予約情報受付部１０１にて受け付けた録画予約
情報に基づいて番組を受信する番組受信部１０２と、前
記番組受信部１０２が受信した番組を記録する番組記録
部１０３と、前記番組記録部１０３で記録した番組を所
定の機器に送信する番組送信部１０４から構成されてい
る。即ち、番組処理装置１００は番組送信部１０４にて
番組記録部１０３で記録した番組を他の装置に送信する
ことができるようになっており、他の装置は番組を受信
しなくても、前記番組処理装置１００が受信した番組を
取得することで、他の装置にて番組を再生することがで
きるようになる。そのため番組処理装置１００は、番組
記録部１０３が記録した番組を受信して再生する機能を
持った装置とを組み合わせて使うことで、記録した番組
を他の装置に送信することができるという番組処理装置
１００の機能を有効に活用することができる。そこで本
願では、番組処理装置１００と共に番組処理装置１００
から送信される番組を再生することができる番組受信装
置２００の提案も行っている。この番組受信装置２００
は番組処理装置１００から送信される番組を受信する録
画番組受信部２０２と、該録画番組受信部２０２が受信
した番組を再生する録画番組再生部２０４とを備えてい
る。また、番組受信装置２００に録画番組受信部２０２
が受信した番組を一旦録画するための番組録画部２０３
を備えるようにしてもよい。更に、番組受信装置２００
から前記番組処理装置１００に録画予約情報を送信する
ことができるように番組録画予約情報送信部２０１を備
えるようにしておいてもよい。The present invention employs the following means in order to achieve the above object. That is, the program processing apparatus 100 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, records a program on the basis of the recording reservation information receiving unit 101 that receives the recording reservation information, and the recording reservation information received by the program recording reservation information receiving unit 101. It comprises a program receiving unit 102 for receiving, a program recording unit 103 for recording the program received by the program receiving unit 102, and a program transmitting unit 104 for transmitting the program recorded by the program recording unit 103 to a predetermined device. There is. That is, the program processing apparatus 100 can transmit the program recorded by the program recording section 103 to the other apparatus by the program transmitting section 104, and the other apparatus can receive the program without receiving the program. By acquiring the program received by the program processing device 100, the program can be played back by another device. Therefore, the program processing apparatus 100 can transmit the recorded program to another apparatus by using it in combination with an apparatus having a function of receiving and reproducing the program recorded by the program recording unit 103. The function of the device 100 can be effectively utilized. Therefore, in the present application, the program processing apparatus 100 is used together with the program processing apparatus 100.
We have also proposed a program receiving device 200 capable of reproducing a program transmitted from. This program receiving device 200
Includes a recorded program receiving unit 202 that receives a program transmitted from the program processing apparatus 100, and a recorded program reproducing unit 204 that reproduces the program received by the recorded program receiving unit 202. In addition, the program receiver 200 includes a recorded program receiver 202.
Program recording unit 203 for temporarily recording the program received by
May be provided. Furthermore, the program receiving device 200
A program recording reservation information transmission unit 201 may be provided so that recording reservation information can be transmitted from the program processing apparatus 100 to the program processing apparatus 100.
【０００７】[0007]
【発明の実施の形態】（実施の形態１）図２に示すよう
に番組処理装置１００はインターネット等のネットワー
クを介して複数の番組受信装置２００と通信可能に接続
され、この番組受信装置２００には録画予約情報を送信
する録画予約情報送信部２０１が備えられている。この
録画予約情報送信部２０１は番組受信装置２００のユー
ザが当該番組受信装置２００に入力した録画予約情報を
番組処理装置１００に送信するようになっている。図３
に示すように、前記番組録画予約情報３００は録画する
番組を識別するための番組識別子３０１を含んでおり、
この番組識別子３０１は例えば番組の放送時間及び放送
チャンネルを示す情報から構成され、番組固有の識別子
である。BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (Embodiment 1) As shown in FIG. 2, a program processing device 100 is communicably connected to a plurality of program receiving devices 200 via a network such as the Internet. Is provided with a recording reservation information transmitting unit 201 for transmitting recording reservation information. The recording reservation information transmitting unit 201 transmits the recording reservation information input by the user of the program receiving device 200 to the program receiving device 200 to the program processing device 100. Figure 3
, The program recording reservation information 300 includes a program identifier 301 for identifying a program to be recorded,
The program identifier 301 is composed of, for example, information indicating a broadcast time and a broadcast channel of the program, and is a unique identifier of the program.
【０００８】例えば、番組受信装置２００のユーザがＥ
ＰＧ（Electronic Program Guide）等を参照し、リモ
コン或いはキーボードから２００１年９月１日の午後１
０時から１１時の１０ｃｈにて放送される番組の番組識
別子３０１を当該番組受信装置２００に入力すると、録
画予約情報送信部２０１は入力された番組識別子３０１
と番組受信装置２００を特定するための送信先識別子３
０２とを組み合わせた録画予約情報３００を番組処理装
置１００に送信する。尚、前記送信先識別子３０２と
は、番組受信装置２００のＩＰアドレス（Internet Pr
otocol Address）等の番組受信装置２００をネットワ
ーク上で特定することができる識別子である。For example, if the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 is E
Refer to the PG (Electronic Program Guide), etc., and use the remote control or the keyboard to input 1 pm on September 1, 2001.
When the program identifier 301 of the program broadcast on 10 ch from 0:00 to 11:00 is input to the program receiving apparatus 200, the recording reservation information transmitting unit 201 receives the input program identifier 301.
And a transmission destination identifier 3 for identifying the program receiving apparatus 200
The recording reservation information 300 that is a combination of 02 and 02 is transmitted to the program processing device 100. The destination identifier 302 is the IP address of the program receiving device 200 (Internet Pr
It is an identifier such as an otocol address) that can identify the program receiving device 200 on the network.
【０００９】前記のように番組受信装置２００から送信
された録画予約情報３００は、番組処理装置１００に備
えられた録画予約情報受付部１０１にて受信され、当該
録画予約情報受付部１０１は受信した録画予約情報３０
０を録画予約判断部１０５に転送する（図４、Ｓ４０
１）。The recording reservation information 300 transmitted from the program receiving apparatus 200 as described above is received by the recording reservation information receiving section 101 provided in the program processing apparatus 100, and the recording reservation information receiving section 101 is received. Recording reservation information 30
0 is transferred to the recording reservation determination unit 105 (FIG. 4, S40).
1).
【００１０】録画予約判断部１０５は録画予約情報３０
０を受け取ると、番組処理装置１００において当該録画
予約情報３００に含まれる番組識別子３０１に対応する
番組の録画が可能か否かを以下のようにして判断する。
番組処理装置１００には異なるモードの放送を受信する
ため、各モードに対応したチューナを備えた番組受信部
１０２が１又は複数備えられている。そこで、前記録画
予約判断部１０５は番組処理装置１００に備えられた番
組受信部１０２の数を管理する同一時間帯受信可能数管
理部１０６を参照して、番組処理装置１００に備えられ
た番組受信部１０２の数を取得する（図４、Ｓ４０
２）。尚、本実施の形態においては図２に示すように、
４つの番組受信部１０２が番組処理装置１００に備えら
れているものとする。次に、録画予約判断部１０５は、
録画予約情報３００の番組識別子３０１を参照し、録画
の対象となる番組の放送日時、即ち、ここでは２００１
年９月１日午後１０時から午後１１時を取得する（図
４、Ｓ４０３）。前記録画予約判断部１０５は番組の放
送日時を認識すると、図５に示すように１又は複数の録
画予約情報が蓄積されている録画予約情報蓄積部１０７
にアクセスする（図４、Ｓ４０４）。録画予約判断部１
０５は録画予約情報蓄積部１０７にアクセスすると、蓄
積されている録画予約情報に含まれる番組識別子５０１
を参照して、番組の放送日時が２００１年９月１日午後
１０時から午後１１時に該当する番組識別子の数をカウ
ントする（図４、Ｓ４０５）。尚、ここでは放送日時が
２００１年９月１日午後１０時から午後１１時に該当す
る録画予約が、２つ蓄積されており、録画予約判断部１
０５は録画予約情報の数を‘２’とカウントしたものと
する。次に、前記録画予約判断部１０５はカウントした
数が番組処理装置１００に備えられた番組受信部１０２
の数より小さい場合は、録画予約情報３００に対応する
番組の録画が可能であると判断する。このように判断す
るのは１つの録画予約に対して１つの番組受信部１０２
（チューナ）が割り当てられるためである。また、同一
番組に対して複数の録画予約がある場合がある。その場
合、番組処理装置１００は録画予約数と同数の番組受信
部１０２から録画予約数と同数の所定の番組を受信す
る。このようにして録画予約数と同数の所定の番組を受
信するため、番組処理装置１００は所定の番組に対して
複数の録画予約があっても、複写をすることなく、録画
予約数と同数の番組を取得することができる。前記のよ
うに本実施の形態では、番組処理装置１００には４つの
番組受信部１０２が備えられており、録画予約判断部１
０５がカウントした録画予約情報の数が‘２’であるの
で、録画予約判断部１０５は録画予約情報３００に対す
る録画が可能であると判断する（図４、Ｓ４０６）。録
画予約判断部１０５は録画可能と判断すると、前記録画
予約情報蓄積部１０７に録画予約情報３００を登録する
（図４、Ｓ４０７）。以上のようにして録画予約情報が
前記録画予約情報蓄積部１０７に登録されると、番組受
信制御部１２０は録画予約情報３００の番組識別子３０
１に対応する番組の受信担当となる番組受信部１０２を
選択するようになる。尚、ここでは、番組受信部１０２
Ａが録画予約情報３００の受信担当の番組受信部１０２
として番組受信制御部１２０にて選択されたものとす
る。The recording reservation judgment unit 105 uses the recording reservation information 30.
Upon receiving 0, the program processing apparatus 100 determines whether or not the program corresponding to the program identifier 301 included in the recording reservation information 300 can be recorded as follows.
The program processing device 100 is provided with one or a plurality of program receiving units 102 each having a tuner corresponding to each mode in order to receive broadcasts in different modes. Therefore, the recording reservation determining unit 105 refers to the same time period receivable number managing unit 106 that manages the number of the program receiving units 102 included in the program processing apparatus 100, and refers to the program reception included in the program processing apparatus 100. Obtain the number of units 102 (FIG. 4, S40)
2). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the four program receiving units 102 are included in the program processing device 100. Next, the recording reservation determination unit 105
Referring to the program identifier 301 of the recording reservation information 300, the broadcast date and time of the program to be recorded, that is, 2001 in this case.
The time from September 1 to 10:00 pm on September 1 is acquired (FIG. 4, S403). When the recording reservation determination unit 105 recognizes the broadcast date / time of the program, as shown in FIG. 5, the recording reservation information storage unit 107 stores one or more pieces of recording reservation information.
Is accessed (FIG. 4, S404). Recording reservation judgment unit 1
When 05 accesses the recording reservation information accumulation unit 107, the program identifier 501 included in the accumulated recording reservation information
With reference to, the number of program identifiers corresponding to the program broadcast date and time on September 1, 2001 from 10 pm to 11:00 pm is counted (FIG. 4, S405). Here, two recording reservations corresponding to the broadcasting date and time on September 1, 2001 from 10 pm to 11:00 pm are accumulated, and the recording reservation judgment unit 1
In 05, the number of recording reservation information is counted as "2". Next, the recording reservation judgment unit 105 counts the number of programs and the program reception unit 102 provided in the program processing apparatus 100.
If the number is smaller than the number, it is determined that the program corresponding to the recording reservation information 300 can be recorded. It is determined in this way that one program receiving unit 102 for one recording reservation
This is because the (tuner) is assigned. Also, there may be a plurality of recording reservations for the same program. In that case, the program processing apparatus 100 receives the same number of predetermined programs as the number of recording reservations from the program receiving unit 102 having the same number of recording reservations. In this way, since the same number of predetermined programs as the number of recording reservations are received, the program processing device 100 does not copy the same number of recording reservations as a predetermined program even if there are a plurality of recording reservations. You can get the program. As described above, in the present embodiment, the program processing device 100 includes the four program receiving units 102, and the recording reservation determining unit 1
Since the number of pieces of recording reservation information counted by 05 is “2”, the recording reservation judgment unit 105 judges that the recording reservation information 300 can be recorded (S406 in FIG. 4). When the recording reservation determination unit 105 determines that the recording is possible, the recording reservation information 300 is registered in the recording reservation information storage unit 107 (FIG. 4, S407). When the recording reservation information is registered in the recording reservation information storage unit 107 as described above, the program reception control unit 120 allows the program identifier 30 of the recording reservation information 300.
The program receiving unit 102 that is in charge of receiving the program corresponding to 1 is selected. Incidentally, here, the program receiving unit 102
A is the program receiving unit 102 in charge of receiving the recording reservation information 300.
Is selected by the program reception control unit 120.
【００１１】番組受信部１０２Ａは録画予約情報３００
に対応する番組の受信担当の番組受信部１０２として選
択されると、当該録画予約情報３００の番組識別子３０
１を参照して番組の放送時間を認識し、この放送時間に
なると、番組識別子３０１にて特定されるチャンネルを
介して放送される番組を受信するようになる。尚、放送
局から送信される放送には、番組と前記EPGを介してユ
ーザが使用する番組識別子と同じ番組識別子とが対応付
けられて送信されていることとする。番組受信部１０２
Ａは録画予約情報３００に従って番組の受信を開始する
と、まず受信した番組の番組識別子と録画予約情報蓄積
部１０７にて蓄積されている番組識別子３０１とが一致
するか否かを判断する。番組受信部１０２Ａは一致して
いると判断すると、当該番組の受信を継続し、当該番組
の受信が完了すると、録画予約情報蓄積部１０７から録
画予約情報３００に含まれる送信先識別子３０２を取得
して、受信した番組と番組識別子と共に番組記録部１０
３に転送する（図４、Ｓ４０８〜Ｓ４０９）。また番組
受信部１０２Ａは上記の判断において、受信した番組の
番組識別子と録画予約情報３００に含まれている番組識
別子３０１とが一致しないと判断すると、番組の受信を
中止するようにする。The program receiving section 102A has recording reservation information 300.
When it is selected as the program receiving unit 102 in charge of receiving the program corresponding to, the program identifier 30 of the recording reservation information 300 is selected.
The broadcast time of the program is recognized with reference to 1, and when the broadcast time comes, the program broadcast via the channel specified by the program identifier 301 is received. It is assumed that the broadcast transmitted from the broadcast station is associated with the program and the same program identifier as the program identifier used by the user via the EPG. Program receiver 102
When A starts receiving the program according to the recording reservation information 300, it first determines whether the program identifier of the received program and the program identifier 301 stored in the recording reservation information storage unit 107 match. If the program receiving unit 102A determines that they match, the program receiving unit 102A continues to receive the program, and when the receiving of the program is completed, the destination identifier 302 included in the recording reservation information 300 is acquired from the recording reservation information storage unit 107. And the program recording unit 10 together with the received program and program identifier.
3 (FIG. 4, S408 to S409). If the program receiving unit 102A determines in the above determination that the program identifier of the received program and the program identifier 301 included in the recording reservation information 300 do not match, the program receiving unit 102A stops receiving the program.
【００１２】前記番組記録部１０３は前記番組受信部１
０２から番組と番組識別子と送信先識別子３０２とを受
け取ると、番組と番組識別子と送信先識別子３０２とを
対応付けて番組処理装置１００内に備えられたハードデ
ィスク等に記録する（図４、Ｓ４１０）。番組記録部１
０３は番組受信部１０２から転送された番組と番組識別
子と送信先識別子３０２との記録が完了すると、送信先
識別子３０２と対応する領域に記録完了を示すフラグを
立てる。このようにフラグが立てられた送信先識別子３
０２は、所定の間隔で番組送信部１０４にて参照され、
番組送信部１０４は当該送信先識別子３０２が示す送信
先、即ち番組受信装置２００に該送信先識別子３０２と
対応付けて記録された番組と番組識別子とを送信する
（図４、Ｓ４１１）。The program recording section 103 is the program receiving section 1
When the program, the program identifier, and the destination identifier 302 are received from 02, the program, the program identifier, and the destination identifier 302 are associated with each other and recorded in a hard disk or the like provided in the program processing apparatus 100 (FIG. 4, S410). . Program recording section 1
When the recording of the program transferred from the program receiving unit 102, the program identifier, and the transmission destination identifier 302 is completed, 03 sets a flag indicating the completion of recording in the area corresponding to the transmission destination identifier 302. Destination identifier 3 flagged in this way
02 is referred to by the program transmission unit 104 at predetermined intervals,
The program transmitting unit 104 transmits the program indicated by the transmission destination identifier 302, that is, the program recorded in association with the transmission destination identifier 302 and the program identifier to the reception apparatus 200 (FIG. 4, S411).
【００１３】ここで、番組送信部１０４が番組と番組識
別子とを番組受信装置２００に送信するタイミングを番
組受信装置２００のユーザが指定できるようにしてもよ
い。その場合、番組受信装置２００のユーザは番組受信
装置２００のリモコン或いはキーボードにて番組の送信
指示を入力する。すると、番組受信装置２００は当該送
信指示に番組受信装置２００の送信先識別子３０２を付
加して送信指示を番組処理装置１００に送信する。番組
受信装置２００から送信された送信指示を番組送信部１
０４が受信すると、番組送信部１０４は送信指示に含ま
れている送信先識別子３０２を参照し、送信先識別子３
０２と対応付けて記録されている番組と番組識別子とを
番組記録部１０３から取得して、送信先識別子３０２が
示す送信先に送信する。Here, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 may be allowed to specify the timing at which the program transmitting section 104 transmits the program and the program identifier to the program receiving apparatus 200. In that case, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 inputs a program transmission instruction using the remote controller or the keyboard of the program receiving apparatus 200. Then, the program receiving apparatus 200 adds the transmission destination identifier 302 of the program receiving apparatus 200 to the transmission instruction and transmits the transmission instruction to the program processing apparatus 100. The program transmitter 1 transmits the transmission instruction transmitted from the program receiver 200.
When 04 is received, the program transmitting unit 104 refers to the transmission destination identifier 302 included in the transmission instruction, and transmits the transmission destination identifier 3
The program recorded in association with 02 and the program identifier are acquired from the program recording unit 103 and transmitted to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination identifier 302.
【００１４】また、前記番組送信部１０４が番組と番組
識別子とを送信するタイミングとしては、番組処理装置
１００と番組受信装置２００とを接続する通信回線が混
雑していない早朝等とするようにしてもよい。The timing at which the program transmitting unit 104 transmits the program and the program identifier is set to early morning when the communication line connecting the program processing apparatus 100 and the program receiving apparatus 200 is not crowded. Good.
【００１５】前記番組送信部１０４から送信された番組
は番組受信装置２００の録画番組受信部２０２にて受信
され、録画番組受信部２０２は受信した番組を録画番組
再生部２０４に転送する。The program transmitted from the program transmitting unit 104 is received by the recorded program receiving unit 202 of the program receiving apparatus 200, and the recorded program receiving unit 202 transfers the received program to the recorded program reproducing unit 204.
【００１６】前記録画番組再生部２０４は録画番組受信
部２０２から転送された番組を受け取ると、受け取った
番組の再生を行う。Upon receiving the program transferred from the recorded program receiving unit 202, the recorded program reproducing unit 204 reproduces the received program.
【００１７】また番組受信装置２００に番組録画部２０
３が備えられている場合は、前記録画番組受信部２０２
は受信した番組を番組録画部２０３に転送するようにし
てもよい。番組録画部２０３は前記録画番組受信部２０
２から転送された番組を受け取ると、受け取った番組と
番組識別子とを番組受信装置２００内に備えられたハー
ドディスク、又はＶＴＲやＤＶＲ−Ｒ等に録画する。In addition, the program receiver 20 includes a program recorder 20.
3 is provided, the recorded program receiving unit 202
The received program may be transferred to the program recording unit 203. The program recording unit 203 is the recorded program receiving unit 20.
When the program transferred from 2 is received, the received program and the program identifier are recorded on a hard disk provided in the program receiving device 200, a VTR, a DVR-R, or the like.
【００１８】このように番組受信装置２００に番組録画
部２０３を備えておくことで、例えば、番組受信装置２
００のユーザが留守にしている昼間や就寝している深夜
に番組送信部１０４から番組が送信された場合であって
も、番組受信装置２００のユーザは番組録画部２０３に
て録画された番組を、後から録画番組再生部２０４等に
て再生し、番組を視聴できるようになる。By thus providing the program recording unit 203 in the program receiving apparatus 200, for example, the program receiving apparatus 2
Even when the program is transmitted from the program transmitting unit 104 during the daytime when the user of 00 is out of the house or at midnight when the user is sleeping, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 can display the program recorded by the program recording unit 203. After that, the program can be reproduced by the recorded program reproducing unit 204 or the like so that the program can be viewed.
【００１９】以上のように、番組受信装置２００のユー
ザは録画予約情報を番組処理装置１００に送信し、番組
処理装置１００に所定の番組を記録させ、番組受信装置
２００が記録された番組を番組処理装置１００から取得
することで、番組受信装置２００にて番組を視聴するこ
とが可能となる。即ち、番組受信装置２００のユーザが
視聴しようとする番組が放送される放送モードに対応す
るチューナを自分の番組受信装置２００に備えていなく
ても、番組受信装置２００にてユーザが視聴しようとす
る番組を視聴することができる。As described above, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 transmits the recording reservation information to the program processing apparatus 100, causes the program processing apparatus 100 to record a predetermined program, and the program receiving apparatus 200 programs the recorded program. By acquiring the program from the processing device 100, the program can be viewed on the program receiving device 200. That is, even if the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 does not have a tuner corresponding to the broadcast mode in which the program to be viewed by the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 is provided, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 tries to view the program. You can watch the program.
【００２０】尚、番組送信部１０４が番組を番組受信装
置２００に送信するタイミングを、録画予約情報を入力
する際にユーザが指定できるようにしてもよい。The timing at which the program transmitting unit 104 transmits the program to the program receiving apparatus 200 may be specified by the user when inputting the recording reservation information.
【００２１】その場合、番組受信装置２００のユーザは
録画予約情報３００を番組受信装置２００に入力する際
に、前記番組送信部１０４が番組を送信する送信日時を
入力するようにする。前記録画予約情報送信部２０１は
録画予約情報と共に入力された送信日時を図３に示すよ
うに送信日時識別子３０３として前記録画予約情報３０
０に付加し、前記番組処理装置１００に送信するように
なる。In this case, when the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 inputs the recording reservation information 300 into the program receiving apparatus 200, the program transmitting section 104 inputs the transmission date and time for transmitting the program. The recording reservation information transmitter 201 uses the transmission date and time input together with the recording reservation information as a transmission date and time identifier 303 as shown in FIG.
It is added to 0 and transmitted to the program processing apparatus 100.
【００２２】前記録画予約情報受付部１０１は前記番組
受信装置２００から送信される送信日時識別子３０３が
付加された録画予約情報３００を受信すると、該録画予
約情報３００を前記録画予約判断部１０５に転送する。
前記録画予約判断部１０５は録画予約情報３００を受信
すると、前記のように録画予約情報３００に対応する番
組が録画可能であるか否か判断する。ここで録画予約判
断部１０５は録画可能と判断すると、前記のように送信
日時識別子３０３を含んだ録画予約情報３００を録画予
約情報蓄積部１０７に登録するようにする。When the recording reservation information accepting unit 101 receives the recording reservation information 300 added with the transmission date / time identifier 303 transmitted from the program receiving apparatus 200, the recording reservation information 300 is transferred to the recording reservation judging unit 105. To do.
Upon receiving the recording reservation information 300, the recording reservation determination unit 105 determines whether the program corresponding to the recording reservation information 300 can be recorded as described above. If the recording reservation determination unit 105 determines that the recording is possible, the recording reservation information 300 including the transmission date / time identifier 303 is registered in the recording reservation information storage unit 107 as described above.
【００２３】このように送信日時識別子３０３が録画予
約情報蓄積部１０７に登録された後に、前記のようにし
て番組受信部１０２が送信日時識別子３０３と対応する
番組と番組識別子とを受信すると、番組受信部１０２は
受信した番組の番組識別子３０２に対応する番組識別子
３０２と送信日時識別子３０３とを録画予約情報蓄積部
１０７から取得し、受信した番組、番組識別子、番組識
別子３０２及び送信日時識別子３０３とを番組記録部１
０３に転送する。After the transmission date / time identifier 303 is thus registered in the recording reservation information storage unit 107, when the program receiving unit 102 receives the program corresponding to the transmission date / time identifier 303 and the program identifier as described above, the program The receiving unit 102 acquires the program identifier 302 corresponding to the program identifier 302 of the received program and the transmission date / time identifier 303 from the recording reservation information storage unit 107, and receives the received program, program identifier, program identifier 302, and transmission date / time identifier 303. The program recording section 1
03.
【００２４】前記番組記録部１０３は番組と送信先識別
子３０２と送信日時識別子３０３とを受け取ると、該番
組と送信先識別子３０２と送信日時識別子３０３とを対
応付けて記録する。Upon receiving the program, the transmission destination identifier 302 and the transmission date / time identifier 303, the program recording unit 103 records the program, the transmission destination identifier 302 and the transmission date / time identifier 303 in association with each other.
【００２５】このように前記番組記録部１０３にて番組
と送信日時識別子３０３とが対応付けられて記録されて
いるので、前記番組送信部１０４は番組受信装置２００
のユーザが指定した送信日時を認識することができる。
そのため、番組送信部１０４は送信日時識別子を参照
し、記録した番組を番組受信装置２００に送信すること
ができるようになる。As described above, since the program and the transmission date / time identifier 303 are recorded in the program recording section 103 in association with each other, the program transmitting section 104 includes the program receiving apparatus 200.
The transmission date and time designated by the user can be recognized.
Therefore, the program transmitting unit 104 can refer to the transmission date / time identifier and transmit the recorded program to the program receiving apparatus 200.
【００２６】従って、番組受信装置２００のユーザは番
組受信装置２００にて番組を見ることができる都合の良
い時間を送信日時として指定することで、番組受信装置
２００のユーザは番組を見るために番組受信装置２００
の番組録画部２０３にて番組を録画する手間を省くこと
ができる。また、以上では録画の対象となる番組の放送
時間において、番組受信部１０２Ａと番組受信部１０２
Ｃとの受信予定が空いている場合について説明したが、
４つ全ての番組受信部１０２の受信スケジュールが詰ま
っている場合がある。その場合、同一時間帯受信可能数
管理部１０６が管理する番組受信部１０２の数と受信予
定の詰まっている番組受信部１０２の数が同一という状
態になり、この状態なると前記録画予約判断部１０５
は、録画予約情報３００に対応する番組の録画が不可能
であると判断する（図４、Ｓ４０６）。このように録画
判断部１０５が録画不可能であると判断をすると、判断
結果送信部１０８は録画予約情報３００に含まれる送信
先識別子３０２を用いて、当該番組処理装置１００が録
画予約情報３００の録画対象となる番組の録画すること
が不可能である旨の判断結果を番組受信装置２００に送
信する（図４、Ｓ４１２）。また、言うまでもなく、録
画予約判断部１０５が録画可能であると判断した場合、
判断結果送信部１０８は録画可能であるという判断結果
を番組受信装置２００に送信するようにしてもよい。Therefore, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 specifies the convenient time when the program can be viewed on the program receiving apparatus 200 as the transmission date and time, so that the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 can watch the program. Receiver 200
It is possible to save the trouble of recording the program in the program recording unit 203. Further, in the above, at the broadcast time of the program to be recorded, the program receiving unit 102A and the program receiving unit 102
I explained about the case where the reception schedule with C is vacant,
The reception schedules of all four program receiving units 102 may be clogged. In that case, the number of the program receiving units 102 managed by the receivable number managing unit 106 in the same time period is the same as the number of the program receiving units 102 clogged to be received.
Judges that the program corresponding to the recording reservation information 300 cannot be recorded (FIG. 4, S406). When the recording determination unit 105 determines that recording is impossible in this way, the determination result transmission unit 108 uses the transmission destination identifier 302 included in the recording reservation information 300 to cause the program processing apparatus 100 to store the recording reservation information 300. A determination result indicating that it is impossible to record the program to be recorded is transmitted to the program receiving device 200 (FIG. 4, S412). Needless to say, if the recording reservation determination unit 105 determines that recording is possible,
The determination result transmitting unit 108 may transmit the determination result that the recording is possible to the program receiving device 200.
【００２７】番組受信装置２００の録画番組受信部２０
２は、判断結果送信部１０８から録画が可能か否かの判
断結果を受け取ると、その判断結果を番組受信装置２０
０に備えられた表示画面等に表示する。録画予約情報を
入力したユーザはこの表示を見て、録画予約情報に対応
する番組の録画が可能か否かを確認することができるよ
うになる。The recorded program receiver 20 of the program receiver 200
2 receives the determination result of whether recording is possible from the determination result transmitting unit 108, the determination result is transmitted to the program receiving device 20.
It is displayed on a display screen or the like provided for 0. By viewing this display, the user who has input the recording reservation information can confirm whether or not the program corresponding to the recording reservation information can be recorded.
【００２８】また、前記では録画の対象となる番組の受
信を番組受信部１０２Ａにて行っているが、１つの番組
の受信を複数の番組受信部１０２にて行うようにしても
よい。例えば、２００１年９月１日午後１０時から午後
１１時において、番組受信部１０２Ｂと１０２Ｃとが、
既に番組受信制御部１２０によって他の番組の受信担当
として決定されており、番組受信部１０２Ａがその日の
午後１０時から午後１０時３０分、番組受信部１０２Ｄ
が午後１０時３０分から午後１１まで他の番組の受信担
当とされている場合、番組受信制御部１２０は録画予約
情報３００に対応する番組の受信を、番組受信部１０２
Ａと番組受信部１０２Ｄとで行うようにする。即ち、午
後１０時から午後１０時３０分までは番組受信部１０２
Ｄを番組の受信担当とし、午後１０時３０分から午後１
１時までは番組受信部１０２Ａを番組の受信担当とする
ようにする。このように１つの番組を複数の番組受信部
１０２にて受信することで、例えば録画する番組の放送
時間中、常に受信スケジュールが空いている番組受信部
１０２がなくても、複数の番組受信部１０２で１つの番
組の受信を引き継いで行うことで、当該番組の受信を行
うことができるようになる。また、上記番組識別子は番
組を識別するための情報であればよく、例えば番組が放
送されるチャンネルと放送時間とを組み合わせた情報か
ら構成されていても良い。
（実施の形態２）以上のように番組処理装置１００は番
組を受信することができるようになっており、そこで、
番組の提供者が番組受信装置１００における番組の受信
状況に応じて、番組受信装置１００の所有者から番組の
受信料を徴収することができるように、番組に当該番組
の番組属性情報を多重して送信するようにする。尚、こ
こでの番組の提供者とは、番組のスポンサーに限らず、
例えば当該番組の製作者、当該番組を放送する放送局等
であって構わない。前記番組属性情報は、番組の提供者
を識別するための識別子と、番組の受信料を算出するた
めの受信料識別子から構成されている。この受信料識別
子は、番組の受信料そのものを示す識別子、又は番組の
放送時間や番組の種類等を示す識別子である。番組受信
部１０２は実施の形態１に記載のように番組を受信する
と、当該番組に多重されている番組属性情報を抽出し、
該番組属性情報を番組の受信料を算出する支払料金算出
部１０９に転送する（図６、Ｓ６０１）。該支払料金算
出部１０９は番組属性情報を受け取ると、図７に示すよ
うに番組属性情報に含まれている番組の提供者を識別す
るための識別子を用いて、受信料識別子を番組の提供者
毎に振り分けて記憶する（図６、Ｓ６０２）。支払料金
算出部１０９は例えば、１月に１回振り分けられて記憶
されている受信料識別子を番組の提供者毎に集計し、番
組の提供者毎に支払う受信料の算出を行うようにする
（図６、Ｓ６０３）。各番組の提供者に支払う受信料の
算出は、受信料識別子が受信料そのものを示す識別子で
ある場合、支払料金算出部１０９は受信料識別子を各番
組の提供者毎に合計して受信料を算出する。また、受信
料識別子が、例えば番組の放送時間の長さを示す場合、
支払料金算出部１０９は各番組の提供者の受信料識別子
を合計し、合計した値に所定の係数を掛けて各番組提供
者に支払う受信料を算出するようにする。支払料金算出
部１０９は以上のように算出した受信料を、例えば番組
処理装置１００に備えられた表示画面等に表示したり、
また、各番組の提供者が受信料を把握できるように各番
組の提供者にインターネット等を介して送信したりして
もよい。また、番組処理装置１００の所有者の銀行口座
と各番組の提供者の銀行口座とが支払料金算出部１０９
に登録されている場合、支払料金算出部１０９は例えば
１月に１回番組処理装置１００の所有者の口座がある銀
行に対して、番組処理装置１００の所有者の口座から各
番組提供者の銀行口座に受信料を振り込む旨を通知する
ようにしてもよい。Although the program to be recorded is received by the program receiving section 102A in the above description, one program may be received by a plurality of program receiving sections 102. For example, from 10 pm to 11:00 pm on September 1, 2001, the program receivers 102B and 102C are
The program reception control unit 120 has already decided to be in charge of receiving another program, and the program reception unit 102A determines that the program reception unit 102A receives the program from 10 pm to 10:30 pm on that day.
Is in charge of receiving another program from 10:30 pm to 11 pm, the program reception control unit 120 causes the program reception unit 102 to receive the program corresponding to the recording reservation information 300.
This is performed by A and the program receiving unit 102D. That is, from 10 pm to 10:30 pm, the program receiving unit 102
Let D be the person in charge of receiving the program, from 10:30 pm to 1 pm
The program receiving unit 102A is in charge of receiving the program until 1:00. By thus receiving one program by the plurality of program receiving units 102, for example, even when there is no program receiving unit 102 whose reception schedule is always available during the broadcast time of the program to be recorded, the plurality of program receiving units 102 can be received. By continuing to receive one program at 102, the program can be received. Further, the program identifier may be any information as long as it is information for identifying the program, and may be composed of, for example, information in which the channel on which the program is broadcast and the broadcast time are combined. (Embodiment 2) As described above, the program processing device 100 can receive a program.
The program attribute information of the program is multiplexed in the program so that the provider of the program can collect the reception fee of the program from the owner of the program receiving apparatus 100 according to the reception status of the program in the program receiving apparatus 100. To send. Note that the program provider here is not limited to the program sponsor,
For example, it may be a producer of the program, a broadcasting station that broadcasts the program, or the like. The program attribute information is composed of an identifier for identifying a program provider and a reception fee identifier for calculating a reception fee of the program. The reception fee identifier is an identifier indicating the reception fee itself of the program, or an identifier indicating the broadcast time of the program, the type of the program, or the like. Upon receiving the program as described in the first embodiment, the program receiving unit 102 extracts the program attribute information multiplexed in the program,
The program attribute information is transferred to the payment fee calculation unit 109 that calculates the reception fee of the program (FIG. 6, S601). Upon receipt of the program attribute information, the payment fee calculation unit 109 uses the identifier for identifying the program provider included in the program attribute information as shown in FIG. It is sorted and stored for each (S602 in FIG. 6). The payment fee calculation unit 109 aggregates the reception fee identifiers which are distributed and stored once a month for each program provider, and calculates the reception fee paid for each program provider ( (FIG. 6, S603). When the reception fee identifier is an identifier indicating the reception fee itself, the payment fee calculation unit 109 totals the reception fee identifiers for each program provider to calculate the reception fee paid to the provider of each program. calculate. Also, if the reception fee identifier indicates, for example, the length of the broadcast time of the program,
The payment fee calculation unit 109 sums up the reception fee identifiers of the providers of the programs, and multiplies the summed value by a predetermined coefficient to calculate the reception fee to be paid to the program providers. The payment fee calculation unit 109 displays the reception fee calculated as described above on, for example, a display screen provided in the program processing apparatus 100,
Further, the program may be transmitted to the provider of each program via the Internet or the like so that the provider of each program can grasp the reception fee. Further, the payment fee calculation unit 109 is the bank account of the owner of the program processing apparatus 100 and the bank account of the provider of each program.
, The payment fee calculation unit 109, for example, once a month for a bank having an account of the owner of the program processing apparatus 100, the payment fee calculation unit 109 uses the account of the owner of the program processing apparatus 100 for each program provider. You may make it notify that the reception fee is transferred to the bank account.
【００２９】更に、上記受信料識別子が番組の放送時間
の長さに比例した数値からなるポイントを表す場合、支
払料金算出手段１０９は上記のように１月に１回、各番
組の提供者毎にポイントを集計し、郵送又はインターネ
ット等を介して集計したポイントを各番組の提供者に通
知するようにしてもよい。各番組の提供者は通知された
ポイントに基づいて番組受信装置１００の所有者に対し
て受信料を請求するようにしてもよい。Further, when the reception fee identifier represents a point having a numerical value proportional to the length of the broadcast time of the program, the payment fee calculating means 109 is once a month for each program provider as described above. The points may be totalized and the total points may be notified to the provider of each program by mail or via the Internet or the like. The provider of each program may charge the reception fee to the owner of the program receiving apparatus 100 based on the notified points.
【００３０】（実施の形態３）前記のように番組受信装
置２００のユーザは番組処理装置１００を利用し、所定
の番組を記録し、番組処理装置１００が記録した番組を
番組受信装置２００にて受信することで、番組受信装置
２００の録画番組再生部２０４にて番組を再生すること
ができる。そこで番組処理装置１００の所有者は、番組
受信装置２００のユーザが番組処理装置１００を利用し
て番組を記録することに対しての番組処理装置１００の
使用料を徴収するようにしてもよい。一方、実施の形態
２に記載のように、番組処理装置１００の所有者は番組
の受信状況に応じて、番組の提供者に受信料を支払って
いる場合もある。その場合、番組受信装置１００のユー
ザの録画予約情報に基づいて受信した番組に対する受信
料の一部又は全部を番組受信装置２００のユーザが負担
する受信料として番組受信装置２００のユーザに負担し
てもらうようにしてもよい。そこで、番組受信装置２０
０のユーザから徴収する番組処理装置１００の使用料及
び受信料を算出するために、番組処理装置１００に課金
料金算出部１１０を備えるようにする。まず、番組処理
装置１００の使用料の算出方法としては、例えば番組送
信部１０４は番組を送信する度に、送信先識子別を課金
料金算出部１１０に転送するようにする（図８、Ｓ８０
１）。図９（ａ）に示すように課金料金算出部１１０は
送信先識別子を受け取ると、送信先識別子毎に送信先識
別子を受け取った回数を記憶し、記憶した回数に所定の
係数を掛けた値を使用料として算出する（図８、Ｓ８０
２〜Ｓ８０３）。また、課金料金算出部１１０が番組受
信装置２００のユーザが負担する受信料を算出する場
合、番組受信部１０２は番組と番組識別子とを受信する
際に、実施の形態２に記載のように当該番組の受信料識
別子も受信するようにする（図８、Ｓ８０４）。番組受
信部１０２は番組を受信すると、前記のように受信した
番組と番組識別子と送信先識別子とに加えて、受信した
受信料識別子も番組記録部１０３に転送し、番組記録部
１０３は受信した番組、番組識別子、送信先識別子及び
受信料識別子を対応付けて記録する（図８、Ｓ８０
５）。このように、番組録画部１０３にて送信先識別子
が記録されると、前記のように番組送信部１０４は番組
記録部１０３にて記録された送信先識別子を参照して取
得し、取得した送信先識別子に対応付けて記録されてい
る番組を送信先識別子が示す送信先に送信する。番組送
信部１０４は番組を送信する際に、送信先識別子と対応
付けて記録されている受信料識別子を番組記録部１０３
から取得して、当該送信先識別子と受信料識別子とを課
金料金算出部１１０に転送する（図８、Ｓ８０６）。課
金料金算出部１１０は送信先識別子と受信料識別子とを
受信すると、図７（ｂ）に示すように送信先識別子に基
づいて受信料識別子を振り分けて記憶する（図８、Ｓ８
０７）。課金料金算出部１１０は実施の形態２に記載し
たように、送信先識別子毎に振り分けて記憶した受信料
識別子から、各番組受信装置２００のユーザが負担する
受信料を算出する（図８、Ｓ８０８）。尚、課金料金算
出部１１０が算出した受信料に対して、更に所定の係数
を掛けた値を番組受信装置２００のユーザが負担する受
信料としてもよい。また、課金料金算出部１１０に番組
処理装置１００の所有者の銀行口座と各番組受信装置２
００のユーザの銀行口座とが登録されている場合は、課
金料金算出部１１０は１月に１回、１月分の各番組受信
装置２００のユーザが負担する受信料又は使用料を算出
し、各番組受信装置２００のユーザの銀行口座がある銀
行に対して、受信料又は使用料を番組処理装置１００の
所有者の銀行口座に振り替える旨の通知をしてもよい。
最後に図２に示す、番組処理装置１００は、コンピュー
タを用いて具現化することができる。その場合、録画予
約情報受付部１０１、番組受信部１０２、番組送信部１
０４、録画予約判断部１０５、判断結果送信部１０８は
コンピュータ上でプログラムを動作させることにより具
現化される。また、番組記録部１０３、同一時間帯受信
可能数管理部１０６、録画予約情報蓄積部１０７はコン
ピュータ上に設けられた記憶部を用いることができる。
同様に番組受信装置２００も予約情報送信部２０１、録
画番組受信部２０２、番組録画部２０３、録画番組再生
部２０４をコンピュータ上でプログラムを動作させるこ
とにより具現化される。(Third Embodiment) As described above, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 uses the program processing apparatus 100 to record a predetermined program, and the program recorded by the program processing apparatus 100 is recorded on the program receiving apparatus 200. By receiving, the recorded program reproducing unit 204 of the program receiving device 200 can reproduce the program. Therefore, the owner of the program processing apparatus 100 may collect the usage fee of the program processing apparatus 100 for the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 to record a program by using the program processing apparatus 100. On the other hand, as described in the second embodiment, the owner of the program processing apparatus 100 may pay the reception fee to the program provider depending on the reception status of the program. In that case, the user of the program receiving apparatus 200 bears a part or all of the reception fee for the program received based on the recording reservation information of the user of the program receiving apparatus 100 as the reception fee borne by the user of the program receiving apparatus 200. You may ask for it. Therefore, the program receiving device 20
In order to calculate the usage fee and the reception fee of the program processing apparatus 100 collected from 0 users, the program processing apparatus 100 is provided with a charging fee calculation unit 110. First, as a method of calculating the usage fee of the program processing apparatus 100, for example, each time the program transmitting unit 104 transmits a program, the program identifier is transferred to the charging fee calculating unit 110 for each destination identifier (FIG. 8, S80).
1). As shown in FIG. 9A, when the charging fee calculation unit 110 receives the transmission destination identifier, it stores the number of times the transmission destination identifier is received for each transmission destination identifier, and the stored number is multiplied by a predetermined coefficient. Calculate as usage fee (Fig. 8, S80
2 to S803). Further, when the charging fee calculation unit 110 calculates the reception fee borne by the user of the program receiving device 200, the program receiving unit 102 receives the program and the program identifier as described in the second embodiment. The reception fee identifier of the program is also received (FIG. 8, S804). Upon receiving the program, the program receiving unit 102 transfers the received reception fee identifier to the program recording unit 103 in addition to the received program, the program identifier, and the destination identifier as described above, and the program recording unit 103 receives the program. The program, the program identifier, the destination identifier, and the reception fee identifier are recorded in association with each other (FIG. 8, S80).
5). In this way, when the transmission destination identifier is recorded in the program recording unit 103, the program transmission unit 104 refers to the transmission destination identifier recorded in the program recording unit 103 as described above, and acquires the transmission destination identifier. The program recorded in association with the destination identifier is transmitted to the destination indicated by the destination identifier. When transmitting the program, the program transmission unit 104 uses the reception fee identifier recorded in association with the transmission destination identifier as the program recording unit 103.
And the transfer destination identifier and the reception fee identifier are transferred to the charging fee calculation unit 110 (FIG. 8, S806). When the charging fee calculation unit 110 receives the transmission destination identifier and the reception fee identifier, the reception fee identifier is sorted and stored based on the transmission destination identifier as shown in FIG. 7B (FIG. 8, S8).
07). As described in the second embodiment, the charging fee calculation unit 110 calculates the reception fee borne by the user of each program receiving apparatus 200 from the reception fee identifiers that are stored separately for each destination identifier (FIG. 8, S808). ). A value obtained by further multiplying the reception fee calculated by the charging fee calculation unit 110 by a predetermined coefficient may be used as the reception fee borne by the user of the program receiving apparatus 200. In addition, the charging fee calculation unit 110 includes a bank account of the owner of the program processing apparatus 100 and each program receiving apparatus 2
When the bank account of the user No. 00 is registered, the charging fee calculation unit 110 calculates the reception fee or the usage fee borne by the user of each program receiving apparatus 200 for January once in January, A notification indicating that the reception fee or the usage fee may be transferred to the bank account of the owner of the program processing apparatus 100 may be notified to the bank having the bank account of the user of each program receiving apparatus 200.
Finally, the program processing device 100 shown in FIG. 2 can be embodied using a computer. In that case, the recording reservation information receiving unit 101, the program receiving unit 102, and the program transmitting unit 1
04, the recording reservation determination unit 105, and the determination result transmission unit 108 are embodied by operating a program on a computer. Further, the program recording unit 103, the same time zone receivable number management unit 106, and the recording reservation information storage unit 107 can use a storage unit provided on a computer.
Similarly, the program receiving apparatus 200 is also embodied by causing the reservation information transmitting unit 201, the recorded program receiving unit 202, the program recording unit 203, and the recorded program reproducing unit 204 to operate a program on a computer.
【００３１】[0031]
【発明の効果】本発明の番組処理装置は受信した番組を
記録して、番組受信装置に送信することができるため
に、番組受信装置は当該番組を受信して録画しなくて
も、番組処理装置が受信した番組を取得することで、当
該番組を再生することができる。従って、番組受信装置
に所定の放送を受信するチューナがなくても、番組処理
装置が当該放送を受信するチューナを備えている限り
は、番組受信装置のユーザは、番組受信装置にて当該放
送に含まれる番組を視聴することができる。Since the program processing device of the present invention can record the received program and transmit it to the program receiving device, the program receiving device can process the program without receiving and recording the program. By acquiring the program received by the device, the program can be reproduced. Therefore, even if the program receiving apparatus does not have a tuner for receiving a predetermined broadcast, as long as the program processing apparatus has a tuner for receiving the broadcast, the user of the program receiving apparatus can receive the broadcast by the program receiving apparatus. You can watch the included programs.
【図１】番組処理装置と番組受信装置との概略図FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a program processing device and a program receiving device.
【図２】実施の形態１における番組処理装置と番組受信
装置の概略図2 is a schematic diagram of a program processing device and a program receiving device according to Embodiment 1. FIG.
【図３】録画予約情報の概略図FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of recording reservation information.
【図４】実施の形態１の番組処理装置の処理手順を示す
フロー図FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the program processing apparatus according to the first embodiment.
【図５】録画予約情報蓄積部の模式図FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a recording reservation information storage unit.
【図６】受信料を算出する手順を示したフロー図FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for calculating a reception fee.
【図７】支払料金算出部が記憶する内容を示した概念図FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents stored in the payment fee calculation unit.
【図８】使用料及び受信料を算出する手順を示したフロ
ー図FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for calculating a usage fee and a reception fee.
【図９】課金料金算出部が記憶する内容を示す概念図FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents stored in a charging fee calculation unit.
１００ 番組処理装置 １０１ 録画予約情報受付部 １０２ 番組受信部 １０３ 番組記録部 １０４ 番組送信部 １０５ 録画予約判断部 １０６ 同一時間帯受信可能数管理部 １０７ 録画予約情報蓄積部 １０８ 判断結果送信部 １０９ 支払料金算出部 １１０ 課金料金算出部 ２００ 番組受信装置 ２０１ 録画予約情報送信部 ２０２ 録画番組受信部 ２０３ 番組録画部 ２０４ 録画番組再生部 100 program processor 101 Recording reservation information reception section 102 Program receiver 103 program recorder 104 Program transmitter 105 Recording reservation judgment section 106 Receivable number management unit in the same time zone 107 Recording reservation information storage unit 108 Judgment result transmission unit 109 Payment fee calculation part 110 Charge rate calculator 200 Program receiver 201 Recording reservation information transmission section 202 Recorded program receiver 203 Program recorder 204 Recorded program playback unit
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Claims (12)
有する録画予約情報を受け付ける録画予約情報受付部
と、 前記録画予約情報が有する番組識別子で識別される番組
を受信する番組受信部と、 前記番組受信部で受信した番組を記録する番組記録部
と、 前記番組記録部で記録した番組を送信する番組送信部と
を具備することを特徴とする番組処理装置。1. A recording reservation information receiving unit for receiving recording reservation information having a program identifier for identifying a program to be transmitted, and a program receiving unit for receiving a program identified by the program identifier included in the recording reservation information, A program processing device comprising: a program recording unit for recording the program received by the program receiving unit; and a program transmitting unit for transmitting the program recorded by the program recording unit.
を識別する送信先識別子を含み、 前記番組送信部は前記送信先識別子で識別される送信先
となる番組を送信する請求項１記載の番組処理装置。2. The recording reservation information includes a transmission destination identifier for identifying a transmission destination of the program, and the program transmission unit transmits the transmission destination program identified by the transmission destination identifier. Program processor.
帯受信可能数管理部と、 前記録画予約情報受付部で受け付けた１以上の録画予約
情報を蓄積する録画予約情報蓄積部と、 前記録画予約情報受付部で新たな録画予約情報を受け付
けた際に、前記同一時間帯受信可能数管理部で管理され
ている番組受信部の数と前記録画予約情報蓄積部で蓄積
した録画予約情報の数とから録画予約が可能か否かを判
断する録画予約判断部と、 前記録画予約判断部での判断結果が録画予約不可であっ
た場合に、当該判断結果を送信する判断結果送信部とを
さらに具備する請求項１又は請求項２記載の番組処理装
置。3. The same-time-zone receivable number management unit that manages the number of the program reception units, a recording reservation information storage unit that stores one or more pieces of recording reservation information received by the recording reservation information reception unit, When new recording reservation information is received by the recording reservation information receiving unit, the number of program receiving units managed by the same time period receivable number managing unit and the recording reservation information accumulated by the recording reservation information accumulating unit are displayed. A recording reservation determination unit that determines whether or not recording reservation is possible based on the number, and a determination result transmission unit that transmits the determination result when the recording reservation determination unit determines that recording reservation is not possible. The program processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:
る情報である番組属性情報を受信し、 前記番組属性情報に基づいて、当該番組の提供者に支払
う料金を算出する支払料金算出部をさらに具備する請求
項１から請求項３のいずれかに記載の番組処理装置。4. The program acceptance unit further includes a payment fee calculation unit that receives a program and program attribute information that is information about the program, and calculates a fee to be paid to a provider of the program based on the program attribute information. The program processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is provided.
る課金料金を算出する課金料算出部をさらに具備する請
求項１から請求項４のいずれかに記載の番組処理装置。5. The program processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a charging fee calculation unit that calculates a charging fee for program transmission in the program transmission unit.
の番組処理装置と対になる番組受信装置であって、 前記番組処理装置に録画予約情報を送信する録画予約情
報送信部と、 前記番組処理装置から送信される番組を受信する録画番
組受信部と、 前記録画番組受信部で受信した番組を録画する番組録画
部とを具備する番組受信装置。6. A program receiving device, which is paired with the program processing device according to claim 1, wherein the program recording device transmits recording reservation information to the program processing device. A program receiving device comprising: a recorded program receiving unit for receiving a program transmitted from the program processing device; and a program recording unit for recording the program received by the recorded program receiving unit.
の番組処理装置と対になる番組受信装置であって、 前記番組処理装置に録画予約情報を送信する録画予約情
報送信部と、 前記番組処理装置から送信される番組を受信する録画番
組受信部と、 前記録画番組受信部で受信した番組を再生する録画番組
再生部とを具備する番組受信装置。7. A program reception device paired with the program processing device according to claim 1, wherein the program reservation information transmission part transmits recording reservation information to the program processing device. A program receiving device comprising: a recorded program receiving unit for receiving a program transmitted from the program processing device; and a recorded program reproducing unit for reproducing the program received by the recorded program receiving unit.
の番組処理装置と通信可能なコンピュータに、 前記番組処理装置に録画予約情報を送信する手順、 前記番組処理装置から送信される番組を受信する手順、 前記受信した番組を録画する手順を実行させるための番
組処理プログラム。8. A procedure for transmitting recording reservation information to the program processing device to a computer capable of communicating with the program processing device according to claim 1, and a program transmitted from the program processing device. And a program processing program for executing the procedure for recording the received program.
の番組処理装置と通信可能なコンピュータに、 前記番組処理装置に録画予約情報を送信する手順、 前記番組処理装置から送信される番組を受信する手順、 前記受信した番組を再生する手順を実行させるための番
組処理プログラム。9. A procedure for transmitting recording reservation information to the program processing device to a computer capable of communicating with the program processing device according to claim 1, and a program transmitted from the program processing device. And a program processing program for executing the procedure for reproducing the received program.
画予約情報を受け付ける録画予約情報受付ステップと、
前記録画予約情報が有する番組識別子で識別される番組
を受信する番組受信部の数と、前記録画予約情報受付ス
テップで新たな録画予約情報を受け付けた際に、既に受
け付けた録画予約情報の数に基づいて新たな録画予約情
報に対応する録画予約が可能か否かを判断する録画予約
判断ステップと、 前記録画予約判断ステップでの判断結果が録画予約不可
であった場合に、当該判断結果を送信する判断結果送信
ステップとをさらに具備する録画予約受付方法。10. A recording reservation information receiving step of receiving recording reservation information having a program identifier for identifying a program,
The number of program receiving units that receive the program identified by the program identifier included in the recording reservation information, and the number of recording reservation information that have already been received when new recording reservation information is received in the recording reservation information receiving step. A recording reservation judgment step for judging whether or not a recording reservation corresponding to new recording reservation information is possible based on the above, and when the judgment result in the recording reservation judgment step is that recording reservation is impossible, the judgment result is transmitted. A recording reservation acceptance method further comprising:
画予約情報を受け付ける録画予約情報受付ステップと、
前記録画予約情報受付ステップにて受け付けられた録画
予約情報に対応する番組と当該番組に関する情報である
番組属性情報とを受信する番組受信ステップと、 前記番組受信ステップにて受信した番組属性情報に基づ
いて、当該番組の提供者に支払う料金を算出する提供料
算出ステップとを具備する提供料金算出方法。11. A recording reservation information receiving step of receiving recording reservation information having a program identifier for identifying a program,
A program receiving step of receiving a program corresponding to the recording reservation information received in the recording reservation information receiving step and program attribute information which is information related to the program, and based on the program attribute information received in the program receiving step And a provision fee calculation step of calculating a fee to be paid to the program provider.
送信に対する課金料金を算出する課金料算出ステップと
をさらに具備する請求項１１に記載の提供料金算出方
法。12. The providing charge calculating method according to claim 11, further comprising: a charge calculating step of calculating a charge for transmitting the program received in the receiving step.
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